Collection of Tools from the Bindery at the Handicraft Club
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight binding tools, including a type-holder set with the text "Constance W. Arnold" as well as a printing block (26 x 26 cm).
Dates
- circa 1908-1925
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
PPL believes this collection is in the public domain. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
The tools in this collection are believed to have been used by Clara Buffum at her Marigold Bindery during a period when she was renting space from the Handicraft Club in Providence. Buffum was a practitioner and scholar of bookbinding, publishing Hand-Bound Books: The Old Method of Bookbinding in 1935.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was donated to Providence Public Library in 2017 by the Handicraft Club. Accession # 2018-01-31-001
Accruals
Additional accruals are not expected.
- Title
- Collection of Tools from the Bindery at the Handicraft Club
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jordan Goffin
- Date
- December 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org